The process of designing and constructing a golf course is complex. Market analysis, site selection, cost estimation, permitting, master planning, detailed design, construction and grow-in must all be understood and coordinated.
Your golf course architect, much like a symphony conductor,
blends a variety of disciplines into a worthwhile and costeffective project. A golf course architect’s skills include:
• A thorough knowledge of the game of golf, its history, its
players and design strategy
• Expertise with financing and permitting
• Familiarity with heavy construction, agronomy, hydraulic
engineering, soil science, civil engineering and geology
• An understanding of which landscape architecture helps
create a golf course plan that highlights and preserves the
natural environment
• Training and experience in the creation of both a master plan
and the detailed routing plans
• Specifications covering all of the phases required to build
a golf course
• Handling the bidding process to help select a qualified
contractor
Retaining a golf course architect early in the development
process will help guide the process in an efficient manner
from start to finish
Step one in any golf course development is to determine whether the project should even be pursued.
Naturally, development considerations vary greatly
depending on whether the proposed golf course is to
be public or private. However, there are key elements
common to both types of development. Routing
studies will help a developer determine how, or
even if, the project should proceed.
Three basic studies can be particularly useful:
1. Market Analysis — Will the demographics of the
area support a new facility? How many of what type
of competing facilities exist in the area? What is
the history of these facilities?
2. Feasibility Studies — What type of facility will
your market support? At what price point should
green fees be set? How much will it cost to
construct and operate the type of facility that
should be built? Is the required capital available —
and at what interest rate?
3. Economic Impact — What degree of tax burden
will this type of facility face? Does the area have
the workforce available to staff such a facility? What
other types of recreational activities are in the area?
Step one in any golf course development is to determine whether the project should even be pursued.
Naturally, development considerations vary greatly
depending on whether the proposed golf course is to
be public or private. However, there are key elements
common to both types of development. Routing
studies will help a developer determine how, or
even if, the project should proceed.
Three basic studies can be particularly useful:
1. Market Analysis — Will the demographics of the
area support a new facility? How many of what type
of competing facilities exist in the area? What is
the history of these facilities?
2. Feasibility Studies — What type of facility will
your market support? At what price point should
green fees be set? How much will it cost to
construct and operate the type of facility that
should be built? Is the required capital available —
and at what interest rate?
3. Economic Impact — What degree of tax burden
will this type of facility face? Does the area have
the workforce available to staff such a facility? What
other types of recreational activities are in the area?
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